International Review of Ophthalmology

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Simultaneous bilateral cataract surgery

Chang Di, He Hailong, Wang Jinda, Wan Xinhua   

  1. Beijing Institute of Ophthalmology, Beijing Tongren Eye Center, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Beijing 100005, China
  • Online:2020-04-22 Published:2020-04-23
  • Contact: Wan Xiuhua, Email: xiuhuawan@163.com
  • Supported by:
    Fund of Work Committee for Women and Children of China State Department（2014018）； Beijing Institute of Ophthalmology Breakthrough Project（201910）； National Natural Science Foundation of China（30471861）

Abstract: Simultaneous bilateral cataract surgery (SBCS) is not routinely performed in developing countries. The reluctance of many ophthalmologists to consider it relates to the worry about endopthalmitis and the inconvenience to adjust the operation plan including intraocular lens calculating error in the second eye. In recent years, the improved safety and reliability of modern cataract surgery suggest that the feasibility of SBCS should be reconsidered, which has a series of advantages in saving medical resources and cost, reducing the risk of anesthesia especially general anesthesia, and improving the surgical visual effect and results in children.(Int Rev Ophthalmol, 2020, 44：87-91)